Ian Carter has worked as an ornithologist for more than 25 years. He was involved with the Red Kite reintroduction programme in England and has a keen interest in the conservation of raptors, bird reintroductions and wildlife management more generally. He is particularly interested in human attitudes towards wildlife and the complex ways in which…
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Last chance to respond to the Peak District NP consultation
The Peak District National Park wants to know what you think – so you should tell them. You’ve left it a bit late because your response has to be in by midnight (I assume) tonight. Here is some fairly detailed guidance on how you could make your views known on the wildlife-paucity of the Peak…
Do me a favour Ian Botham
England’s former greatest cricketer was doing his annual job of showing shooting in a poor light this morning. Oh for a live petition now! It would have amassed tens of thousands of signatures after this boorish performance by Beefy – Radio 5 Live breakfast at 08:40 – 08:48). It’s clear that 5Live regarded ‘Both’ as…
NEWS: National Trust opts for shooting in Peak District
The National Trust today advertises for a shooting tenant for its land in the Dark Peak from which its current tenant, Mark Osborne, will soon be exiting. This represents about 40% of the NT landholding in the High Peak and so is a substantial decision over the direction of land management on NT land….
Sunday book – but not a review
My book, Inglorious – conflict in the uplands was published almost exactly two years ago in hardback, and almost exactly a year ago, in an updated paperback edition (pictured above) . I still haven’t made my fortune from it but it has sold well – over 5000 copies. It’s not a book about Hen…
I love this time of year…
The run-up to Hen Harrier Day and the #Inglorious12th is always a great time of year. It’s when the worst elements of the shooting industry, and their hangers on, show how rattled they are, and let a little nastiness out for us all to see. Here’s an example from last year. Since then they have…
Updates
I’m told the National Trust has had to pull out of receiving the Peak District petition today – that’s quite last minute! But these things happen and I guess it’s for a good, although I’m told unspecified, reason. The reason that I guess it’s a good reason is that backing out of anything at the…
Peak signatures
Congratulations to local campaigners in the Peak District who, today, hand in an almost 5000-strong petition to the National Trust asking that they do not replace their exiting shooting tenant on their 8000ha estate around Kinder Scout and Bleaklow but instead move quickly forward with the NT’s own High Peak vision for rewilding and better…
Labour MP appears to welcome Hen Harrier decline
Labour MP Kate Hoey, former Chair of the Countryside Alliance, appears to be happy about the decline in numbers of Hen Harriers in her native Northern Ireland and seems to think that it results in more Curlews and Ring Ousels. The usual line from the shooting community is to shed crocodile tears when Hen Harriers…
Another thunderous week for Findlay
Another week – another million added to the social reach on Findlay Wilde’s thunderclap. Well done Finn – and your namesake is a mum too! A good week! A social media thunderclap is a device where a single message is sent out to the social media contacts of everyone who signs up. So if…